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Approved 9/6/17 9 Lydia Wegman asked that if this change were to be made, would the definition draw a distinction between uses 423 within the category? 424 425 Michael Harvey answered that yes, there would be a definition to distinguish between the many levels of assembly. 426 427 Lydia Wegman asked if in defining “Assembly,” can Staff address these uses going in different districts? 428 429 Michael Harvey responded that this would be defined in Use Standards in Article 5 of the UDO. 430 431 Buddy Hartley said it seemed to him that there is a huge difference between a community center, a club, and a 432 place of worship. 433 434 Lydia Wegman agreed. 435 436 Michael Harvey also agreed and clarified that he thinks the County Attorney is looking for more information on why 437 his own recommendation may not be practical in order to move forward more comfortably in approving the Table, 438 as proposed. Mr. Harvey continued with his presentation moving on to the topic of kennels. The County Attorney 439 suggested that “Kennel, Class I” and “Kennel, Class II,” be consolidated into one central land use category. Mr. 440 Harvey explained that “Kennel, Class I” as a land use allows someone to have more than five but less than 20 dogs 441 on his/her property for hunting, competition, or sport, but is not considered to be a commercial operation. In Class I, 442 there is no service activity. A “Kennel, Class II” requires a Special Use Permit because it involves boarding, 443 rehabilitation, could be what we call “doggy daycare,” and involves more than 20 dogs. If someone has 100 dogs, 444 regardless of her/his reason for having these dogs, this use also fits into Class II. Staff will provide more 445 information to the County Attorney to show why consolidating these categories is not a viable idea. 446 447 Lydia Wegman asked why “Kennel, Class I” was not listed with “Kennel, Class II” under Services. 448 449 Michael Harvey answered that “Kennel, Class I” is listed in “Miscellaneous” within the Table because it is not a 450 service activity. 451 452 Kim Piracci asked about “Funeral Home” in the Table and talked about a friend that helps guide people through the 453 process of having at-home wakes and funerals. Would this land use fall under this category? 454 455 Michael Harvey answered that “Funeral Home” refers to the professional, commercial activity where services are 456 held, and in certain instances, other activities occur on-site. It is not a commercial activity to have a wake or viewing 457 of a loved one at his/her/their private residence, based on the definition of “Funeral Home.” Mr. Harvey also gave 458 the example that if someone were to get married at his/her/their house, the house is not a retreat center or a church 459 or anything else. 460 461 Kim Piracci asked a follow-up question about her friend - what about the work she is doing, not just the land use? 462 463 Michael Harvey responded that if she is having the services at her house, as defined by the commercial operation 464 “Funeral Home,” she would need to get the appropriate permits. If she is acting as a funeral coordinator or a guide 465 to people and has a home office, she would need to go through the home occupation permit process. 466 467 Michael Harvey continued the presentation (page 156) and discussed bed and breakfasts. A bed and breakfast is 468 categorized in the Table as a “Rural Guest Establishment.” A “Rural Guest Establishment - Bed and Breakfast” is 469 classified as having three bedrooms or less; these are allowed in certain zoning districts. A “Rural Guest 470 Establishment – Bed and Breakfast Inn” has four to eight bedrooms, and a “Rural Guest Establishment – Country 471 Inn” has over eight bedrooms, and both allowed in certain districts with a Special Use Permit. These land uses have 472 not changed. Mr. Harvey moved on to discuss “Sexually Oriented Businesses” in the Table and said that Staff is not 473 making any changes to this category, adding that there was some suggestion that Staff needed to consider 474 changing where these businesses are allowed, but Staff is respectfully disagreeing. Some County Commissioners 475